@Mirage Battle Commander
@Knuckles
Hi,
I would like to take the JF17 fighter aircraft operation a bit further.
As an engineer---your machine reflects on your frame of mind---why you made it the way you did---. Fighter aircraft build is no different than the cars that you build---the only thing unique in this incidence is that pakistanis don't build any cars---.
From a Rustom / Sohrab Bicycle to a Kingchi or Kimchee whatever that is---our engineering went to a JF17 fighter aircraft---.
In the world of engineering---things don't happen like that---. For that very reason our neighbor has failed miserably---.
The thing is that as a new aircraft---even the Paf would be hard pressed to claim that its pilots have gotten to use 100% of its utility to the best of its capabilities---.
Until an unless we come thru a full fledged air to air combat---till that time there is a certain amount of uncertainty left---.
When I was selling Lincolns---I once asked my supervisor---Hey why do all these old Lincolns and new Lincoln insutrumentation looks the same and at the same place---.
His answer was---this is a rich persons car---old or middle aged---they want a new model---but their mind is programmed to reach in a certain direction to change the radio---set the air conditioning---turn signals---vipers switch---lights on off etc etc etc---.
Same with BMW---Mercedes---Porsche---look the same operates the same---.
So these GCC members flying in their expensive fighter aircraft are used to the internal configuration of their aircrafts---.
In the late 80's---Ford motor company's Ford Ranger---small truck was having a very difficult time in being sold---.
More americans were buying the Toyota pickup---with numbers going down---Ford was in a crisis mode---.
Then someone came up with the idea---design a Ford Ranger to look like a Toyota---. That is what Ford did---and they were able to salvage their Ranger truck lines in the late 80's early 90's.
If Paf wants to sell the GCC---it needs to make the interior instrumentation look like the Rafale's or like the M2K's---.
Remember---when you are sitting in a car---you are looking at the instruments and not at the outside of the car---.
The best chance that Pakistan has of selling the JF17 to---are countries flying older 3rd gen aircraft who want get into modern times---.
